Vehicles In Lampung Are Predicted To Be Congested During Homecoming Flow, The Provincial Government Has Arranged Traffic Engineering

JAKARTA - The Lampung Provincial Transportation Service has set a strategy to deal with the surge of homecomers who come during the Eid homecoming period in 2022.

"Together with related parties such as the Regional Police, engineering management has been made during the homecoming or backflow so that the density can be parsed because based on this prediction it is quite risky to experience a buildup," said the Head of the Lampung Province Transportation Agency, Bambang Sumbogo, Friday, April 8, as reported by Antara.

"We have already started to prepare for this return and return flow from a long time ago. Because both are quite important and become our common concern," he added.

The regional government together with the relevant authorities, among others, have prepared a scheme for opening and closing toll road doors to overcome the possibility of vehicle traffic congestion during the Lebaran homecoming period.

In addition, according to him, supporting facilities and infrastructure such as transportation facilities for travelers are also prepared.

"From the air, there have been 12 flights with four airlines, from sea transportation, 74 ships have also been prepared," he said.

He added that the regional government has also prepared itself to deal with the possibility of a buildup of passengers at the ferry port.

"It is possible that buildup at the ferry port will occur even though it is online because sometimes passengers are impatient. So this will be monitored continuously," he said.

The central government has relaxed rules regarding restrictions on community activities to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. After two years of limiting people going home for Eid in their hometowns, this year the government is allowing residents to go home on the condition that they have undergone the COVID-19 vaccination.

The number of residents who are going home during the Eid holiday in 2022 is estimated to reach 85 million people. The homecoming flow is expected to peak from April 30 to May 1 and the return flow is expected to peak on May 7 to 8, 2022.